Reasons for Imperialism
Who helped the United States to acquire Hawaii?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Sanford B. Dole
c. Herbert Hoover
b. Sanford B. Dole
During the late 1800's some U.S. newspapers exaggerated accounts of Spanish cruelty in Cuba. This was called:
a. Yellow Journalism
b. Propaganda
c. The Zimmermann Telegram
a. Yellow Journalism
Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another.
A. Nationalism
B. Alliances
C. Imperialism
B. Alliances
Wilson's Fourteen Points was a plan to...
a. prevent future wars
b. arrest all dictators in Europe
c. Imperialize all of Asia
a. prevent future wars
What were the two islands the U.S. received from Spain after the Spanish-American War (they are both still U.S. territories today!)
a. Guam and Puerto Rico
b. Philippines and Hawaii
c. Guam and the Virgin Islands
a. Guam and Puerto Rico
The idea that the United States and other civilized countries had a duty to help civilize others
A. Nationalism
B. White Man's Burden
C. Platt Amendment
B. The White's Burden
The United States was able to help Cuba get its independence from what European country?
Spain
Whose assassination triggered World War I?
a. Vladimir Lenin
b. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c. King Louis 16th
b. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The official name given to a group of U.S. troops who served on the Western Front in Europe under General Pershing
a. American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
b. Navy Seals
c. The Rough Riders
a. American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
How did the United States rapidly grow the size of its military forces upon entering in 1917?
a. Passing the GI Bill
b. Passing the Selective Service Act
c. Giving bonuses to those that joined willingly
b. Passing the Selective Service Act
Which country in the world did the United States wish to change its trade through an Open Door Policy?
A. Philippines
B. China
C. Japan
b. China
The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States--
A. refused to become a colonial power
B. pledged neutrality in future European conflicts
C. emerged as a new world power
C. emerged as a new world power
What new naval technology helped Germany dominate the seas?
a. U-Boats (submarines)
b. Machine Guns
C. Poisonous Gases
a. U-Boats (submarines)
Which of the following battles significantly contributed to the final defeat of German forces in World War I?
a. Battle of Midway
b. Battle of Argonne Forest
c. Battle of San Juan Hill
b. Battle of Argonne Forest
Which document stated that Germany must pay reparations and assume all blame for WWI?
A. Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy
B. Fourteen Points
C. Treaty of Versailles
C. Treaty of Versailles
Alfred Mahan wrote that, in order for a country to achieve great power in the world, it was necessary to build up what military branch?
a. Marines
b. Air Force
C. Navy
C. Navy
This was an intercepted correspondence between two Spanish men who spoke about President William McKinley in unflattering terms
a. The White Man's Burden
b. The Zimmermann Telegram
c. the De Lome Letter
c. the De Lome Letter
This ship was sunk by German U-boats, killing (among others) 128 Americans who were on board.
a. USS Maine
b. Lusitania
c. Titanic
b. Lusitania
Why did Henry Cabot Lodge oppose U.S. membership in the League of Nations?
A. He feared Americans would have to pay the costs of League operations
B. He was alarmed that Wilson would be the League of Nations President
C. He believed that League decisions would involve the nation in foreign wars.
C. He believed that League decisions would involve the nation in foreign wars.
Investments by U.S. banks and businesses in Latin America during Taft's presidency were examples of:
a. the Big Stick Policy
b. the Dollar Diplomacy
c. Laissez Faire
b. the Dollar Diplomacy
True or False: The main reason for U.S. Imperialism (trade) was different from the main reason for European Imperialism (natural resources).
True
After the war was over, Cuba became a __________ of the United States.
a. Protectorate
b. State
c. government
a. Protectorate
This intercepted note from the German foreign minister to the Mexican government stated that if Mexico helped Germany they would get all the land they lost to the US back
a. Yellow Journalism
b. Zimmermann Telegram
c. De Lome Letter
b. Zimmermann Telegram
What was the name of the American soldier who earned the Medal of Honor during World War I for his combat actions?
a. Roy Benavidez
b. Vernon Baker
c. Alvin York
c. Alvin York
What was the name of the vessel that exploded and was sunk in Havana harbor?
a. USS Maine
b. Titanic
c. German U-Boat
a. USS Maine